Maybach GLS600 sold w/$100k market adjustment
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Maybach GLS600 sold w/$100k market adjustment
Picked up a set of wipers for the W166 for $58 after a 15% first time customer discount. Thanks Santiago!
Walked through the showroom and a 2021 Maybach GLS600 had a sold sign on it with a $100k market adjustment. Total price approx $300k. Grey/silver over blue. Nice ride.
Salesman said he thinks MBAG/MBUSA might be migrating the go to market approach to be custom order only. Showroom inventory was very thin, this is in a large metro area.
He said the Europe market is this way today - no dealer stock, order only. Any comments on this?
Walked through the showroom and a 2021 Maybach GLS600 had a sold sign on it with a $100k market adjustment. Total price approx $300k. Grey/silver over blue. Nice ride.
Salesman said he thinks MBAG/MBUSA might be migrating the go to market approach to be custom order only. Showroom inventory was very thin, this is in a large metro area.
He said the Europe market is this way today - no dealer stock, order only. Any comments on this?
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Just today I saw a used GLS63 with just a bit over 1000 miles at a dealer in SoCal do a 60k markup over MSRP., used G550 with over 6000 miles for 80k MSRP. These weren't sold and were just listed, but just seeing these listed from the dealers are pretty crazy to me.
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Picked up a set of wipers for the W166 for $58 after a 15% first time customer discount. Thanks Santiago!
Walked through the showroom and a 2021 Maybach GLS600 had a sold sign on it with a $100k market adjustment. Total price approx $300k. Grey/silver over blue. Nice ride.
Salesman said he thinks MBAG/MBUSA might be migrating the go to market approach to be custom order only. Showroom inventory was very thin, this is in a large metro area.
He said the Europe market is this way today - no dealer stock, order only. Any comments on this?
Walked through the showroom and a 2021 Maybach GLS600 had a sold sign on it with a $100k market adjustment. Total price approx $300k. Grey/silver over blue. Nice ride.
Salesman said he thinks MBAG/MBUSA might be migrating the go to market approach to be custom order only. Showroom inventory was very thin, this is in a large metro area.
He said the Europe market is this way today - no dealer stock, order only. Any comments on this?
Daimler has already said they won't build as many cars as before the pandemic. They like the higher transaction prices. Don't have to spend any money on incentives.
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Picked up a set of wipers for the W166 for $58 after a 15% first time customer discount. Thanks Santiago!
Walked through the showroom and a 2021 Maybach GLS600 had a sold sign on it with a $100k market adjustment. Total price approx $300k. Grey/silver over blue. Nice ride.
Salesman said he thinks MBAG/MBUSA might be migrating the go to market approach to be custom order only. Showroom inventory was very thin, this is in a large metro area.
He said the Europe market is this way today - no dealer stock, order only. Any comments on this?
Walked through the showroom and a 2021 Maybach GLS600 had a sold sign on it with a $100k market adjustment. Total price approx $300k. Grey/silver over blue. Nice ride.
Salesman said he thinks MBAG/MBUSA might be migrating the go to market approach to be custom order only. Showroom inventory was very thin, this is in a large metro area.
He said the Europe market is this way today - no dealer stock, order only. Any comments on this?
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I was very surprised when I was in Europe many years ago, and yes, the only cars at the dealership were a few for display and test drives. You had to order your car, and wait for it to arrive. Blew me away. I was used to going to a local dealership, see a bunch of colors, options, and eventually find the right combination I wanted, within a reasonable driving distance. I wanted a car, and I wanted a car today darnit!
With the pandemic and now the flip side with a chip shortage, I also think that the days of going to dealers that have 300+ cars to choose from on the lot are over. Dealers will have a certain number of vehicles in inventory for folks who are willing to purchase "today", but for the rest, it probably will be via order. This is good and bad, as MSRP's may start to become more firm and less room for negotiation. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as honest, up-front pricing where you don't have to deal with a salesman isn't a bad thing. And/or it will definitely make the incentive space rethink how it works, as you'll have to figure out other ways to entice a customer how to buy a car, because cutting an "extra $2000 today!" isn't going to work anymore.
It will be interesting to see what automakers stick with the current model today. If you can put someone in a car today, that's a win. And we all know how impatient we are as human beings...
With the pandemic and now the flip side with a chip shortage, I also think that the days of going to dealers that have 300+ cars to choose from on the lot are over. Dealers will have a certain number of vehicles in inventory for folks who are willing to purchase "today", but for the rest, it probably will be via order. This is good and bad, as MSRP's may start to become more firm and less room for negotiation. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as honest, up-front pricing where you don't have to deal with a salesman isn't a bad thing. And/or it will definitely make the incentive space rethink how it works, as you'll have to figure out other ways to entice a customer how to buy a car, because cutting an "extra $2000 today!" isn't going to work anymore.
It will be interesting to see what automakers stick with the current model today. If you can put someone in a car today, that's a win. And we all know how impatient we are as human beings...
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I can confirm that in most (all?) of Europe, there are a few example cars in the showroom and for test drives (for nearly all brands), but you have to order to buy most of the time. My husband bought a CLS 53 AMG in 2019 off the showroom floor, but it was because someone had ordered it and then declined to take delivery for some reason. I ordered my GLS in June 2020, and took delivery April 2021. That is typical.
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These market adjustments are nuts...
100k on remaining G63s
200k on Black Edition GTs
even 10-15k on regular GLEs/GLSs...
I am friends with a owner that has several MB dealers. He says with sales of higher optioned cars even at less volume they are making more money by far. Some higher demand models they end up taking the best offer on. I personally do not mind paying MSRP for something I really want and do not mind waiting for a custom order. But Market Adjustments are so crazy that I do not think the market can sustain the premium fees? who knows, maybe I am wrong.
Its interesting to see the MB brand go from trying to have everything to an entry level A class to Uber expensive Maybach models to small volume, premium priced (an no entry level) vehicles. With the upcoming shift to the EQS and beyond prices are certainly not coming down. Desirable models in the used segment will likely really hold their value.
Interesting times for sure to be a consumer.
100k on remaining G63s
200k on Black Edition GTs
even 10-15k on regular GLEs/GLSs...
I am friends with a owner that has several MB dealers. He says with sales of higher optioned cars even at less volume they are making more money by far. Some higher demand models they end up taking the best offer on. I personally do not mind paying MSRP for something I really want and do not mind waiting for a custom order. But Market Adjustments are so crazy that I do not think the market can sustain the premium fees? who knows, maybe I am wrong.
Its interesting to see the MB brand go from trying to have everything to an entry level A class to Uber expensive Maybach models to small volume, premium priced (an no entry level) vehicles. With the upcoming shift to the EQS and beyond prices are certainly not coming down. Desirable models in the used segment will likely really hold their value.
Interesting times for sure to be a consumer.
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These market adjustments are nuts...
100k on remaining G63s
200k on Black Edition GTs
even 10-15k on regular GLEs/GLSs...
I am friends with a owner that has several MB dealers. He says with sales of higher optioned cars even at less volume they are making more money by far. Some higher demand models they end up taking the best offer on. I personally do not mind paying MSRP for something I really want and do not mind waiting for a custom order. But Market Adjustments are so crazy that I do not think the market can sustain the premium fees? who knows, maybe I am wrong.
Its interesting to see the MB brand go from trying to have everything to an entry level A class to Uber expensive Maybach models to small volume, premium priced (an no entry level) vehicles. With the upcoming shift to the EQS and beyond prices are certainly not coming down. Desirable models in the used segment will likely really hold their value.
Interesting times for sure to be a consumer.
100k on remaining G63s
200k on Black Edition GTs
even 10-15k on regular GLEs/GLSs...
I am friends with a owner that has several MB dealers. He says with sales of higher optioned cars even at less volume they are making more money by far. Some higher demand models they end up taking the best offer on. I personally do not mind paying MSRP for something I really want and do not mind waiting for a custom order. But Market Adjustments are so crazy that I do not think the market can sustain the premium fees? who knows, maybe I am wrong.
Its interesting to see the MB brand go from trying to have everything to an entry level A class to Uber expensive Maybach models to small volume, premium priced (an no entry level) vehicles. With the upcoming shift to the EQS and beyond prices are certainly not coming down. Desirable models in the used segment will likely really hold their value.
Interesting times for sure to be a consumer.
I think you have to keep in mind that there are a lot of people out there with a lot of money. More so than ever before.
For these people, time is money. They are too busy to worry about having to spend extra for what they want.
An alien concept to people here, but it is real.
I do think with lower numbers of cars you will see transaction prices a lot closer to MSRP. No more 12% off.
The "volume" dealers will have to re-think their sales strategies.
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You guys should look at the Rolex market. No new inventory and if you wanted to buy a brand new stainless steel submariner, which retails for about $10,000, you have to order and wait 5 or 6 years.
Otherwise, you can buy a used 5 to 10 year old one for $25,000. A stainless steel watch, a quarter of the price of a brand new GLS 450
And why is this? Because Rolex, like Mercedes, know that there is a strong demand for their commodities.
And the less availability in the market, the stronger the demand and the higher the price.
I am an economist and I work in finance.
I also own a few rolexes and MBs.
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Otherwise, you can buy a used 5 to 10 year old one for $25,000. A stainless steel watch, a quarter of the price of a brand new GLS 450
And why is this? Because Rolex, like Mercedes, know that there is a strong demand for their commodities.
And the less availability in the market, the stronger the demand and the higher the price.
I am an economist and I work in finance.
I also own a few rolexes and MBs.
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Fully agree with @Paxfobiscum on supply-demand impact on price. I consider myself a hands-on economist in my day job in business leadership threading needles to achieve financial performance, and supply-demand impacts on price are easy to see.
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You guys should look at the Rolex market. No new inventory and if you wanted to buy a brand new stainless steel submariner, which retails for about $10,000, you have to order and wait 5 or 6 years.
Otherwise, you can buy a used 5 to 10 year old one for $25,000. A stainless steel watch, a quarter of the price of a brand new GLS 450
And why is this? Because Rolex, like Mercedes, know that there is a strong demand for their commodities.
And the less availability in the market, the stronger the demand and the higher the price.
I am an economist and I work in finance.
I also own a few rolexes and MBs.
.
Otherwise, you can buy a used 5 to 10 year old one for $25,000. A stainless steel watch, a quarter of the price of a brand new GLS 450
And why is this? Because Rolex, like Mercedes, know that there is a strong demand for their commodities.
And the less availability in the market, the stronger the demand and the higher the price.
I am an economist and I work in finance.
I also own a few rolexes and MBs.
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Rolex forums are loaded with investment and return advice, whereas car forums are not. As for the 25K steel sub, not sure which model you are talking about unless a Hulk? Congratulations on owning a few Rolex watches, how special.
As for dealers going the European route, I can see this happening. Limited inventory at times commanding premium, or order your vehicle. However I can also see major market dealers demanding inventory to stay competitive as there is a strong market of buyers that buy same day/week and don't want to wait, will shop hard.
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Picked up a set of wipers for the W166 for $58 after a 15% first time customer discount. Thanks Santiago!
Walked through the showroom and a 2021 Maybach GLS600 had a sold sign on it with a $100k market adjustment. Total price approx $300k. Grey/silver over blue. Nice ride.
Salesman said he thinks MBAG/MBUSA might be migrating the go to market approach to be custom order only. Showroom inventory was very thin, this is in a large metro area.
He said the Europe market is this way today - no dealer stock, order only. Any comments on this?
Walked through the showroom and a 2021 Maybach GLS600 had a sold sign on it with a $100k market adjustment. Total price approx $300k. Grey/silver over blue. Nice ride.
Salesman said he thinks MBAG/MBUSA might be migrating the go to market approach to be custom order only. Showroom inventory was very thin, this is in a large metro area.
He said the Europe market is this way today - no dealer stock, order only. Any comments on this?
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When we ordered our 24 GLS we didn't have an unpleasant experience. We were very quickly in the queue and got exactly want we wanted less than 60 days later. The dealership was able to quickly identify a modifiable order with another dealer and they happily traded it. With the ongoing chip shortage, it makes sense that they have to allocate their inventory and dealerships are able to trade as they wish. I don't see it as an issue and it fosters cooperation between dealers. Communication was terrible, but that was an issue with our salesman. The sales manager gave us all sorts of details on the build anytime we called. Years ago, when we purchased our first MB, the cooperation between dealers was horrendous and every dealer we worked with flat out refused to help us get a vehicle located at a dealer in another region.
We also looked into building a BMW this year. They definitely provided more customization options and the ability to make changes that were not standard, but we weren't looking for that, so not being able to do that with MB was no loss.
We also looked into building a BMW this year. They definitely provided more customization options and the ability to make changes that were not standard, but we weren't looking for that, so not being able to do that with MB was no loss.
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Getting a truly custom MB in 60 days is pretty unheard of, as many in this forum have lamented, but very glad you somehow did it. If that happens, I can see why you wouldn't have issues with that process. But I waited 10 months for a highly optioned vehicle without a whole lot in the way of feedback during that time. My dealer genuinely seemed as frustrated as I was.
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We were definitely lucky the dealer found a 580 in the queue that was already planned for the executive rear seat package. From what I understand the extra chip needed for that option could have easily pushed us to the 2025 MY. The timing just happened to be perfect. So much so, we barely finalized our decisions before it was locked.
I get that everyone's experience is different, but I would have happily waited longer for our fully equipped 580; it's part of custom ordering a car. If we weren't ok with it we would have simply picked something off the lot. However, I will admit we aren't the typical consumer in this regard. We've waited 3 years for a pinball machine to be delivered....
I get that everyone's experience is different, but I would have happily waited longer for our fully equipped 580; it's part of custom ordering a car. If we weren't ok with it we would have simply picked something off the lot. However, I will admit we aren't the typical consumer in this regard. We've waited 3 years for a pinball machine to be delivered....
